Haley Bonar and Glass Animals make upward moves; Bon Iver, Green Day and Regina Spektor make debuts; and Weezer reach No.1 ahead of a big gig at the Minnesota State Fair.

This Sunday, the Twin Cities community is gathering to support a Minnesota music legend’s fight against cancer. A concert fundraiser is being held at the Minnesota Music Cafe to support Lonnie Knight’s battle with cancer and to celebrate the talented guitarist. Lonnie Knight first began playing the guitar when he was only 12 years old.…

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 1992. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

This week, Mary Lucia considers bad behavior among musicians. 'In rock 'n' roll, that is mighty subjective,' she writes. But she shares a game she likes to play: applying a well-known tale of rock 'n' roll excess or stupid behavior, and applying it to another musician. The resulting juxtapositions range from silly to surreal.

“We’re a new band,” said Eben Kowler on Tuesday night at Icehouse, “playing our first show, at a bar. Thank you for coming.” What was unusual about this particular bar band was that only two of its seven members played instruments onstage. The other five danced. They’re the members of DaNCEBUMS, a group that came…

MTV has announced that Lizzo will be one of three co-hosts of the Video Music Awards pre-show on Sunday night — along with radio host Charlamagne Tha God and Snapchat celebrity DJ Khaled. (Billboard) SO excited to announce that I'm hosting the @MTV #VMAs2016 pre-show w/ @djkhaled & @cthagod! Mpls tune in! #LizzoVMA pic.twitter.com/XeFMlc4DUB — |L I Z…

The Bremer Trust, which is managing Prince’s affairs as the late music icon’s estate makes its way through probate court, has announced that it’s partnering with Prince’s family and with the City of Chanhassen to open Paisley Park for public tours. The tours are expected to begin on Oct. 6, with $38.50 as the standard…

Although she hails from Denmark, bass player Ida Nielsen has, for all intents and purposes, been a local musician these past several years. As a member of Prince’s horn-fueled funk band the NPG and power rock trio 3RDEYEGIRL, Nielsen spent more time in Chanhassen than anywhere else, living out of a hotel near Paisley Park…

It's day 1 of the Air Guitar World Championships, where the best air guitarists in the world gather in Finland to compete for the title of world champion. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that are deserving of air riffage?

Stevie Wonder topped the charts as a 12-year-old; the Doors started recording their first album; Liam Gallagher failed to show up for an MTV Unplugged session in London; and Huey Lewis and the News had a major hit with 'The Power of Love', Today in Music History.